Chapter 67

"You're quite the spit fire aren't you?" Maddox chuckles, wiping the blood from his nose.

"Can't handle the heat?" I taunt, trying not to laugh at his glare.

"Can't handle the...I'm taking it easy on you." He argues, circling with me.

"You sure? You seem a little out of breath, do you need to take like a fifteen minute break?" I mockingly ask him.

Despite being strangers, he reminds me a lot of Dom. Big and tough on the outside, but under the surface is a whole other person. Then again, I don't know him.

"I'm not out of breath!" He splutters in rage, absolutely appalled.

I couldn't help but grin at the look on his face.

Maddox swings for me, an attack that I swiftly dodge, dropping into a crouch and sharply kicking my leg out. He jumps over my leg, assuming he's bettered me when I twist my body to the right, bringing up my left leg and hooking my foot behind his knee. One yank, and I drag the Alpha down onto one knee.

"Not bad." He comments, brown eyes amused.

With a hard kick, I let